Method and apparatus for data exchange between gateways

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10405370-B2
Application number	US-201715712411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2017
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

A method including: establishing, by a first gateway, a network connection to a second gateway, where the first gateway is configured to manage a human body device of a first user, and the second gateway is configured to manage a human body device of a second user; obtaining, by the first gateway, collaboration information of the second gateway by using the network connection, where the collaboration information includes cellular network performance information; and if the cellular network performance information meets a preset performance condition, using, by the first gateway, the second gateway as an anchor for accessing the Internet, so as to connect the human body device of the first user to the Internet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for a first mobile device of a first user using a second mobile device of a second user as an anchor for accessing the Internet, comprising:
determining, by the first mobile device, that cellular network performance of the first mobile device does not meet a preset performance condition, wherein the first mobile device is configured to manage a human body device of the first user;
establishing, by the first mobile device, a connection with the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is configured to manage a human body device of a second user;
receiving, by the first mobile device, collaboration information of the second mobile device via the connection, wherein the collaboration information comprises cellular network performance information of the second mobile device;
determining, by the first mobile device, based on the cellular network performance information of the second mobile device, that cellular network performance of the second mobile device meets the preset performance condition; and
based on the cellular network performance of the second mobile device meeting the preset performance condition, using, by the first mobile device, the second mobile device as an anchor for accessing the Internet to connect the human body device of the first user to the Internet.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cellular network performance information of the second mobile device comprises radio signal strength and a network uplink/downlink access rate of the second mobile device; and
wherein using the second mobile device as an anchor for accessing the Internet based on the cellular network performance of the second mobile device meeting the preset performance condition further comprises:
determining, by the first mobile device according to the cellular network performance information of the second mobile device, whether the radio signal strength of the second mobile device meets a preset strength threshold, and whether the network uplink/downlink access rate of the second mobile device meets a rate threshold; and
based on the radio signal strength of the second mobile device meeting the preset strength threshold and the network uplink/downlink access rate of the second mobile device meeting the rate threshold, using, by the first mobile device, the second mobile device as an anchor for accessing the Internet.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein using the second mobile device as an anchor for accessing the Internet further comprises:
sending, by the first mobile device, a cellular network access agent request message to the second mobile device to facilitate the second mobile device determining, according to the cellular network access agent request message, whether to provide a cellular network access service to the first mobile device; and
based on the first mobile device receiving an access response message sent by the second mobile device, changing, by the first mobile device, an uplink/downlink radio link of the first mobile device to a local radio link between the first mobile device and the second mobile device according to the access response message to facilitate the second mobile device being used as an anchor for the first mobile device to access the Internet.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the collaboration information of the second mobile device further comprises location information of the second mobile device; and
wherein after receiving the collaboration information of the second mobile device, the method further comprises:
determining, by the first mobile device according to the location information of the second mobile device, whether a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device meets a preset distance condition, wherein the preset distance condition comprises a lower-limit distance threshold and an upper-limit distance threshold; and
based on the distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device being less than the lower-limit distance threshold, sending, by the first mobile device, an interference reduction request message to the human body device of the first user, to facilitate the human body device of the first user decreasing its transmit power; or based on the distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device being greater than the upper-limit distance threshold, sending, by the first mobile device, an interference removal notification message to the human body device of the first user, to facilitate removing a limitation on transmit power of the human body device of the first user.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the collaboration information of the second mobile device further comprises configuration request information, wherein the configuration request information comprises configuration information, and an identifier of the second mobile device; and
wherein after receiving the collaboration information of the second mobile device, the method further comprises:
determining, by the first mobile device according to the identifier of the second mobile device, whether the second mobile device is managed by the first mobile device; and
based on the second mobile device being managed by the first mobile device, configuring, by the first mobile device, the second mobile device according to the configuration information.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the collaboration information of the second mobile device further comprises data processing request information, wherein the data processing request information comprises authentication information and a data processing type; and
wherein after receiving the collaboration information of the second mobile device, the method further comprises:
authenticating, by the first mobile device, the second mobile device according to the authentication information;
based on the second mobile device being authenticated by the first mobile device successfully, sending, by the first mobile device, an authentication success message to the second mobile device;
receiving, by the first mobile device, data sent by the second mobile device; and
processing, by the first mobile device, the data according to the data processing type.

7. A method for a first mobile device of a first user using a second mobile device of a second user as an anchor for accessing the Internet, comprising:
establishing, by the second mobile device, a connection with the first mobile device, wherein the first mobile device is configured to manage a human body device of a first user, and the second mobile device is configured to manage a human body device of a second user;
sending, by the second mobile device, collaboration information to the first mobile device via the connection, wherein the collaboration information comprises cellular network performance information of the second mobile device, to facilitate the first mobile device determining, according to the cellular network performance information of the second mobile device, whether to use the second mobile device as an anchor for accessing the Internet; and
serving, by the second mobile device, as an anchor to the first mobile device for accessing the Internet to connect the human body device of the first user to the Internet.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein after sending the collaboration information of the second mobile device to the first mobile device, the method further comprises:
receiving a cellular network access agent request message from the first mobile device;
authenticating, by the second mobile device, the first mobile device according to the cellular network access agent request message; and
based on the first mobile device being authenticated successfull

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Xijun

Classifications

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